#5 - Disassembly Begins

The fun part: Disassembly

Hubs couldn't wait to start pulling the loose pieces out of the cab area and taking inventory.
He had been given a clear indicator of what to expect in terms of a complete vehicle but I equate his excitement on this part of the process to a man's dream of Christmas: "You just don't know what to expect"

He laid everything out on a blanket and assessed what he had.

This was the inside of the cab. It was a myriad of metal pieces, glass, springs and unknown pointy objects that had been stacked in there for safe keeping for decades. 

Much more comprehensive. But look at the upper right corner of the cardboard. 

So what is in the upper right corner of the parts cardboard? Those are called shaft bells! They were found mounted to the under carriage of the vehicle. We have no clue why but I love them. More information can be found about shaft bells at the Classic Bells website: click here to read more

The article states that shaft bells were often mounted underneath a vehicle if the car was used in city neighborhoods to sell frozen treats (ice cream). The motion of the vehicle sounded the chimes. 

Excitement of shaft bells aside, the glass from the cab was found intact inside with only a minor crack on one piece. The Speedster won't be using any of this and we will farm it out to someone who is looking for replacement glass on their Buick. Impressive though that so much is salvageable. 

Glass was intact with the exception of one piece!